Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis after vaccination:Reports to the vaccine adverse event reporting system

Authors
Ball, R Ball, LK Wise, RP Braun, MM Beeler, JA Salive, ME
Citation
R. Ball et al., Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis after vaccination:Reports to the vaccine adverse event reporting system, PEDIAT INF, 20(2), 2001, pp. 219-223
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
ISSN journal
08913668 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
219 - 223
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-3668(200102)20:2<219:SSATEN>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We conducted a telephone survey of reports of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS ) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporti ng System. We identified six cases of SJS or TEN after vaccination without other obvious triggers, suggesting that SJS and TEN might very rarely be ca used by vaccination. Confirmation of this hypothesis will likely require co ntrolled studies.